Watch Tom Brady Refuse To Come Out Of Bucs Week 18 Game Until Gronk Gets His $500k Incentive

If you’re a team like the Raiders or Chargers, the final week of the regular season if a must-win, last ditch effort for a playoff spot. If you’re a team like the Bucs, it’s typically a don’t get injured, but try to go out and earn all the incentives in your contract day on the field.

That was the case for Rob Gronkowski, who was within reach of two incentives that totaled $1 million, a $500k bonus for catching 7 more passes and another half million for catching 85 more yards worth.

Bucs’ TE Rob Gronkowski just caught his 7th pass today, and with his receiving yardage against the Panthers as well, he reached an additional $1 million in incentives.

Hit both 7 catches and over 85 yards today. $1M earned.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2022

With Gronk on the cusp, Brady defied head coach Bruce Arians who was attempting to pull the QB out of the relatively meaningless game and stayed in until Gronk eclipsed the incentives, and then immediately came out.

Tom Brady defied Bruce Arians and came back into game to help get Gronk his final catch for $500k incentive pic.twitter.com/bwwV8dZWDX

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 10, 2022

Brady just defied Arians to go back in and get Gronk one more catch for his incentive. Would've done the same thing for AB.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 10, 2022

That’s a 500k catch right there, got his “boy” that incentive! #gobucs #goat #gronk #brady @Buccaneers pic.twitter.com/AyV9SFtpXs

— James Saunders (@James_Saunders4) January 10, 2022